Chandigarh, July 12: The BJP today defended cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's prolong absence from party affairs for the past few months, saying the Amritsar MP is still the "favourite candidate" for them.
"He has some professional commitments... He will soon return," said Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma when asked about Sidhu's absence from Amritsar for the past nine months.
"He is our best candidate for the traditional Amritsar seat. He had been the MP on BJP ticket from Amritsar thrice," Sharma said.